Methacton shoots past Lincoln

Warriors hit 7 first-quarter threes, advance to state quarterfinals

WARMINSTER » Methacton has five sharpshooters on its roster capable of getting hot from deep on any given night.

In a PIAA Class 6A secondround game against District 12 No. 3 seed Lincoln on Wednesday night, the Warriors showed what happens when their shooters all catch fire at the same time.

For the second straight game, senior Erik Timko opened the scoring with a three swishing through the net. Unlike its opening round win against Harrisburg, Methacton did not let the flame go out.

The Warriors hit seven threes in the first eight minutes to build a 20-point first-quarter lead and knocked down 14 from deep in the game as they rolled to an 83-55 win and into the PIAA quarterfinals for the second year in a row.

Senior guard Brett Eberly made seven 3s on the way to a 27-point night, and Timko hit four as he finished with 22 points.

Methacton (28-2) will face District 12 two seed Roman Catholic, a 62-51 winner over Pennridge, for a chance at the school’s firstever state semifinal trip.

“This is definitely an example of how we can play,” Eberly said. “If we play together, we can all get open shots.”

“We’re just playing as a team,” he added. “It’s all about team chemistry and how you know what your players are going to do and what we’re going to do with the ball and the execution of our game plan basically. There’s nothing to us. We’re just playing as a team right now.”

Timko knocked down all four of his 3-point shots in the first quarter. Eberly, senior Owen Kropp

OWEN MCCUE — MEDIANEWS GROUP Methacton’s Owen Kropp (2) shoots a three in front of the Warriors’ student section in a PIAA 6A win over Lincoln on Wednesday at William Tennent.